NOVEL NEXT Chapter 55
The Prisoner has vanished.
It didn’t take long for people to catch on to that fact.
Solo Rank ranking number one.
The first-ever Challenger to hit 2000 points.
Thirty-five consecutive wins in the Challenger tier.
Just one of those would be enough to grab anyone’s attention, yet this person achieved both.
And yet, that very Prisoner has suddenly disappeared?
On the very day he hit 2000 points, no less.
“Ah, hello everyone. Ahem, mic check. Ahem, can you hear me, everyone?”
-ㅇㅇㅇㅇㅇㅇ Can hear you
-I can’t hear you, can’t hear you
-I can hear you, ㅇㅇㅇㅇㅇㅇ
-ㅉㅇㄹ~~
Internet broadcasters and trending topics are like peanut butter and jelly.
Attracting attention and hype.
Viewers and views.
For BJs and streamers, trending issues convert directly into viewers and views.
In other words, it translates to money.
Naturally, among these successful internet broadcasters, BJ Jjuhsim was especially sensitive to hype and buzz.
He even gave up a date and a month-long break just to fire up his broadcast.
“Ugh, what’s up everyone, it’s Jjuhiru.”
Jjuhsim soothed his upset stomach with sweet water.
After indulging hard the night before, he was still nursing a hangover, but there was no way he could miss out on today’s big issue for such a minor inconvenience.
-Jju—ha
-ㅉㅇㄹ~~
-Jjuhiru
-Look at his face, lol
“‘Did he really cancel his break? LOL’”
-That’s not the point right now
-The Prisoner is gone
-You heard the Prisoner’s vanished, right?
-Hurry, let’s go
As all kinds of chatter flowed, Jjuhsim feigned ignorance and stayed quiet.
As the viewer count ticked past five thousand, he fired off the scripted lines he had prepared.
“Guys, what are you talking about? The Prisoner has disappeared?”
-Yeah, he just hit 2000 points and then poof
-Quick, check out pp.gg
“What do you mean by that?”
-Seriously annoying, check the red, you idiot
-Lol, such a dumbass
-Me
-Lock
As expected, the viewers bombarded him with messages, and Jjuhsim grinned slyly.
“Okay, okay, I get it. Can’t even joke around? Let’s see…”
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[Ranking]
1st: [Challenger] [1,676 LP] [BAN EZ]
2nd: [Challenger] [1,664 LP] [SCV BlackDog]
3rd: [Challenger] [1,611 LP] [SY Rainbow]
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97th: [Challenger] [1,058 LP] [Carry Well]
98th: [Challenger] [1,054 LP] [Dayou TV 015745]
100th: [Challenger] [1,051 LP] [Chan-sik Chan-sik Chan-sik]
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Just as the viewers said, the Prisoner’s ID had vanished from every tracking site.
Not just his score dropping, but he was genuinely gone.
“…He really has disappeared.”
At that moment, the point was to look genuinely shocked.
That way, the immersion would be even stronger when uploaded on YouTube.
-ㅇㅇㅇ
-He just vanished suddenly
-What’s going on?
“How would I know?”
“Is it possible he got banned for using a helper? LOL That’s pushing it to have a 35-win streak in the Challenger solo queue.”
“Come on, guys, don’t go overboard. You think he could possibly use a helper against the top jungle player? I won’t tolerate such nonsense. If you keep talking about it, I’ll kick you out. Blacklisted.”
-Lol, seriously
-Do you know jungle sensitivity? lol
[INFO] Last week, Jjuhsim was absolutely dominated by the Prisoner with a score of 12:0.
-Lol, 12 times? This guy was targeting him, huh
-Lol, for real
“And whether it was a helper or not, I know from experience. That… Prisoner is something else. Even an AlphaGo can’t do what he does.”
-Lol, for real
[INFO] Amazingly, over six games, Jjuhsim never once managed to score against the Prisoner.
“Stop it! No matter how good I am, how could I possibly win against a 2000-point jungler? Don’t you agree?”
-Yup, agreed
-Ranking established, lol
“Hey, are you giving up?”
“Hey everyone, don’t get it twisted. I’m on my knees only to gain momentum!”
-Wow
-Actually disgusting, lol
-Bro, you’re even more disgusting today
-Gold Goal! Gold Goal! Gold Goal! Gold Goal! Gold Goal! Gold Goal! Gold Goal! Gold Goal! Gold Goal!
“If you keep messing around with ‘Gold’, I’ll kick you.”
-Real Goal! Real Goal! Real Goal! Real Goal! Real Goal! Real Goal! Real Goal! Real Goal! Real Goal! Real Goal! Real Goal!
-Bronze Goal! Bronze Goal! Bronze Goal! Bronze Goal! Bronze Goal! Bronze Goal! Bronze Goal! Bronze Goal! Bronze Goal!
“Okay, okay, I’ll be generous. I’ll give you Gold.”
Finally, under the barrage of viewers, it was Jjuhsim who raised his hands first.
“…Enough already. I admit I was wrong.”
Even so, Silver and Bronze were pushing it, don’t you think?
“The Prisoner disappearing… This is no ordinary matter.”
-You just figured that out now?
-Lol, you’re seriously dense
-Can’t you tell? It’s an act. How is a doofus like you hitting Challenger?
-Lol, for real
[Viewer count: 7854]
It had already been over thirty minutes since he turned on the stream. It felt like all his usual viewers had joined in.
Feeling that the timing was right, Jjuhsim eagerly adjusted the stream title.
[Detective JjuNan: Where has the Prisoner gone?]
[Viewer count: 9741]
[Viewer count: 10125]
[Viewer count: 13440]
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[Viewer count: 19754]
[Viewer count: 21450]
[Viewer count: 24319]
In less than an hour since starting the broadcast, the viewer count was climbing rapidly.
It truly felt worthwhile to have turned on the stream, even forfeiting his break.
“Right, in that spirit, today’s content is what? Detective JjuNan!”
Jjuhsim even wore the horn-rimmed glasses he had prepared and acted like a detective.
-This is the kind of content that suits you so well, bro
-Extreme
-Lol
-Lock
-Is this… the content selection power of a four-digit jungler?
-Extreme
-Lock
-Jjuhsim, stop it
-Me
-Lock
-Extreme
-Lock
“Alright, alright. Enough of that. If you keep spamming like this, we can’t get on with the content.”
-Quiet down under me
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-Extreme
-Lock
-Extreme
-Lock
Once the viewers calmed down a little, Jjuhsim officially began the content.
“First, let’s check the community. We need to know what’s going on.”
-Yup
-Yup, yup
-Even a broken clock is right twice a day
As Jjuhsim opened the community, without even a full investigation, he inadvertently clicked on a particularly eye-catching post.
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Poll) Who is the best amateur jungler?
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(Here’s a random cute bubble pic.jpg)
The world’s first 2000-point jungler, the Prisoner, is the best amateur jungler, thumbs up.
No way. The proud four-digit jungler and renowned Red TV BJ Jjuhsim is the best jungler, thumbs down.
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-Get the streamer out
-You really think you can compare with Jjuhsim? lol
-So what’s Jjuhsim’s score? So what’s Jjuhsim’s score? So what’s Jjuhsim’s score? So what’s Jjuhsim’s score?
-Stop dragging streamers into this. There’s a time and place for everything
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“Ugh… Seriously, who wrote this? Guys, don’t do this. Delete it quickly.”
Clearly, it was someone from the audience who had seen Jjuhsim log into the community.
-Lololol
-Me
-Gold Goal! Gold Goal! Gold Goal! Gold Goal! Gold Goal! Gold Goal! Gold Goal! Gold Goal! Gold Goal! Gold Goal! Gold Goal! Gold Goal!
-Lock
-Lock
-Me
-Lock
“I’m seriously considering legal action. Just delete it, everyone. I know one of you wrote this to make me look bad.”
-Are you accusing us right now?
-I’m disappointed
-Me
-Lock
-Me
-Lock
『“You’re blaming this on us? LOL”』
“…Sigh. I’m sorry. I was wrong. Can we move on now?”
『“Bro, I still directly downvoted it. Did I do good? Amateur best jungler, Jjuhsim!”』
“Ah, please…”
-Lololol
-Jjuhsim! Jjuhsim! Jjuhsim! Jjuhsim! Jjuhsim! Jjuhsim! Jjuhsim! Jjuhsim! Jjuhsim!
-Why is the embarrassment on us? You little…
-Is this… humiliation?
“Ugh… can you guys stop it? Let me read another post.”
Jjuhsim began to slowly read through the posts to investigate the incidents from last night.
-The Prisoner had a 35-win streak, lol. Seriously, is he some kind of god??
-Analysis) Who is the world’s first 2000-point jungler, the Prisoner?
-Data notice) I brought all the match history against Yoon-ki vs. the Prisoner.
“…This is crazy.”
The hype surrounding the Prisoner was immense.
It felt almost like browsing through a community after the finals of the Red Cup.
How many pages had he scrolled through?
-Hey, it seems like the Prisoner just disappeared?
-? Hey, I can’t search the Prisoner.
Finally, posts related to this incident began to trickle in.
That meant they were getting closer to uncovering the start of the incident.
“Okay, let’s take a closer look from here.”
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-Yeah, the Prisoner definitely can’t be searched!
-What’s going on? Where did the Prisoner go?
-Did he hit 2000 points and then bug out? This game isn’t that bad, is it?
-The Prisoner is still searchable, right?
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As Jjuhsim was scanning through the posts, viewers began to buzz in impatience.
-Check that out!
-The Prisoner is still searchable, right?
-Come on!
『“He’s gone silent again. If so, why even stream?”』
“Oh, yeah, I’m focusing now. Wait? There’s a post like that?”
And soon, Jjuhsim found that post.
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The Prisoner is still searchable?
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Jjuhsim was left speechless, unable to hide his shock.